17 May 2019 07:00
17 May 2019
Hill & Smith Holdings PLC
Result of AGM
Hill & Smith Holdings PLC (the 'Company') announces that, at its AGM on 16 May 2019 a poll was taken on all of the resolutions set out in the Notice of Meeting dated 15 April 2019 and circulated to shareholders. All resolutions were passed by the members entitled to vote.
Set out below is the result of the poll, including where proxies were lodged, and voted in accordance with the instructions given.
In accordance with paragraph 9.6.2 of the Listing Rules, copies of the resolutions dealing with items of special business will be uploaded to the National Storage Mechanism and will be available for viewing shortly.
Resolution | Description | Votes FOR | % | Votes AGAINST | % | Votes Withheld |
RES:001 | REPORT AND ACCOUNTS | 55,865,487 | 100.00 | 500 | 0.00 | 51,979 |
RES:002 | REMUNERATION REPORT | 55,239,284 | 99.12 | 490,884 | 0.88 | 187,798 |
RES:003 | FINAL DIVIDEND | 55,915,113 | 100.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 2,853 |
RES:004 | RE-ELECT J F LENNOX | 42,537,930 | 76.08 | 13,371,328 | 23.92 | 8,708 |
RES:005 | RE-ELECT D W MUIR | 54,854,084 | 98.12 | 1,053,217 | 1.88 | 10,665 |
RES:006 | RE-ELECT A M KELLEHER | 55,473,591 | 99.23 | 428,611 | 0.77 | 15,764 |
RES:007 | RE-ELECT M J RECKITT | 55,503,661 | 99.28 | 403,640 | 0.72 | 10,665 |
RES:008 | RE-ELECT A C B GIDDINS | 55,505,469 | 99.28 | 401,789 | 0.72 | 10,708 |
RES:009 | RE-APPOINT AUDITOR | 54,641,147 | 97.76 | 1,251,320 | 2.24 | 25,499 |
RES:010 | AUDITOR'S REMUNERATION | 55,140,243 | 98.61 | 774,499 | 1.39 | 3,224 |
RES:011 | ALLOT RELEVANT SECURITIES | 55,600,095 | 99.46 | 304,487 | 0.54 | 13,384 |
RES:012 | ALLOT EQUITY SECURITIES | 55,866,175 | 99.93 | 37,648 | 0.07 | 14,143 |
RES:013 | MAKE MARKET PURCHASES | 54,962,800 | 98.85 | 641,245 | 1.15 | 73,181 |
RES:014 | CALL GENERAL MEETINGS | 52,878,498 | 94.98 | 2,794,965 | 5.02 | 3,763 |
RES:015 | MAKE POLITICAL DONATIONS | 55,247,140 | 99.27 | 406,018 | 0.73 | 20,873 |
Special resolutions (11 to 14)
Note 1 - The "For" vote includes those giving the Chairman discretion.
Note 2 - A vote "Withheld" is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the votes "For" or "Against" a resolution.
The Board notes that Resolution 4 "Re-election of Jock Lennox" was passed with less than 80% of the votes in favour. In the coming months, the Board will undertake (as is offered annually) consultations with certain of the Company's shareholders to address any ongoing concerns they may have. Once the overall picture has been assimilated the Company will report to the market on the views received and actions undertaken.
Contact:
Hill & Smith Holdings PLC
Tel: + 44 (0) 121 704 7430
C A Henderson
Company Secretary
Hill & Smith (HILS)